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York and about the same number of cases. While california now has more than 17,000 infections, new york has 8 times that many kron fours gayle ong talks with that ucsf doctor about californias aggressive steps to flatten the curve. From the grand princess cruise ship docked in the bay carrying copa 19 patients last month. To facebook canceling its conference in february for signals to take the coronavirus pandemic seriously people are looking at california as a Success Story and seeing what it is that we did that seem to have work we spoke with doctor bob wachter chair of ucsf department of medicine who has been vocal about california showing early signs of flattening the curve everybody took it seriously and said even though. We havent seen many cases here we believe that we believe the science were going to stay at home and do the right thing its been almost 3 weeks since governor Gavin Newsome issued the first statewide stay at home and 8 in the country in his Daily Briefing governor newsome described a steady but slow growth in covid19 cases in the state he also talked about securing supplies like and 95 masks and ventilators that as of wednesday, the governor announced the highest death rate in the state and the plea to take the coronavirus seriously depends on you it depends on 40 million others in the state of california and their commitment. To following through on the stay home orders, their commitment to have appropriate face coverings its a message Public Health officials and leaders have been echoing Santa Clara County was first he would cover 19 in the bay area. And saw early signs of Community Spread that led to aggressive restrictions. There is a pretty bold thing to do. But in retrospect its these are decisions that saved thousands of doctor wachter says its not a time to declare victory the virus is still in the community and people need to continue to follow stay at home orders. Gayle ong kron 4 news. 11 inmates at the santa rita jail in Alameda County have tested positive for covid19 over the past 4 days an investigation is underway to identify Staff Members who had close contact with any of those 11 people. The santa rita jail says its been dramatically reducing the number of inmates in the jail since the outbreak began meantime go ship warehouse fire defendant Derick Almena will be released from jail due to the coronavirus outbreak the Alameda County District Attorneys Office made that announcement this evening. The da says it will be seeking a specific order that al mean i have no contact either directly or indirectly very directly or through 3rd party with any of the families of the victims of the case or any witnesses. I mean it will be monitored electronically. I and max harris were charged with 36 counts of Involuntary Manslaughter for the deaths of 3 dozen people at the warehouse fire in oakland. Harris was acquitted last month. But the judge declared a mistrial mean after jurors deadlocked his trial date still remain set for july 6th. Tonight Health Officials have confirmed more than 4,000 cases of coronavirus in the bay area here are the latest numbers by county Santa Clara County still has the most number of cases and deaths with 46 people los ng their lives so far San Mateo County has 21 death. 10 people have died from covid19 in San Francisco, there are 7 deaths in Contra Costa County 16 in Alameda County 10 in moran. 2 deaths in napa and solano counties and one death in Sonoma County in the east basics of 35 residents who tested positive for go covid19 at the gateway care and rehab center in hayward. Have died an additional 24 Staff Members. Theyre also tested positive for the virus and tonight. Were learning more about another east bay senior care facility with dozens of cases kron 4 center sanki joins us now live from hayward with more on all of this taylor. Can very few people going in and out of this facility for obvious reasons, however, earlier i did see 2 people possibly from the mortuary dressed head to toe in personal protective equipment. They were leaving the facility but inside we know that there are 59 confirmed cases. The Alameda County Public Health department and staff at gate we care and rehab center in hayward in full defense mode trying to control the spread of the coronavirus within this facility, 35 residents and 24 staff here tested positive for the coronavirus 6 of those residents have since passed away in addition, were learning more about cases and hes bay postacute center in castro valley, they have 26 confirmed cases, 17 of them are employees and 9 our residents so far no deaths reported there at this time. Right now the Public Health Department Says that theyre providing support and guidance to control the spread within this facility for now were live in Hayward Taylor bisacky kron 4 news. Thank you taylor today, the California Department of Public Health shared. An initial break down of a racial demographics of covid19 deaths so far the agency revealed that he knows represent 29 of the deaths and 39 of the states population whites make up 43 of the deaths comprising 37 of the population in the state, asian deaths make up 16 of the deaths and 15 of the state population africanamericans make up 3 of the deaths and 6 of the population, San Francisco native Javan Mohamed the ceo of the southwest, Louisiana Center for Health Services says black people are disproportionately affected by this virus because most who come in contact with the virus are already sick. Start slow as our news is so 2 things happened at the same security right there are people losing their jobs and experiencing food insecurity, a significant portion of our community was security and we were stressed about their stress of living during races for every opportunity that we have like we are a stressed community. Louisiana has been particularly hard hit in a recent News Conference President Trump brought up the Racial Disparities this virus has on the black community muhammad says it is important that the president is bringing up this issue and needs to do something about it. Today we talked to his doctor Michael Stacey chief medical officer at Lifelong Medical care about these new numbers showing Racial Disparities sadly he explains Racial Disparities in health care are not new and will likely be with us after the pandemic is over. These in that community are are are have been there for when covid19 layers on top of a lot of chronic conditions and Health Problems we know that could be 19 affects those individuals for severely those chronic diseases and Health Problems are exist at higher rates within the African American population and and those exist because of those social inequities to housing instability of food scarcity issues like mass incarceration in the africanamerican communities. Yeah, this virus slamming black americans is not something that just happened overnight. Theres a lot of back story to this. Yes, absolutely um you know back story that goes on for for many years and will not be resolved after covid19 i think its a stark reminder that once covered 19 passes a spy we still have these societal inequities to address and and deal in in these communities and in our in our country. Doctor stacy went on to say counties can now use these new numbers to better allocate resources such as testing and treatment in the collective communities today governor newsome said we had our highest daily death rate in california. So far at least 68 individuals passed away in the last 24 hours in total tonight, california has more than 18,000 coronavirus cases just about 19,000 more than 500 reported deaths globally there are more than 41. 4 million cases and more than 88,002 reported deaths, the House Oversight committee released documents today which show about 90 of all personal protective equipment in the National Stockpile has been distributed to state and local governments. At the same time today governor Gavin Newsome released details on californias plan on bringing in hundreds of millions of masks into the say on a monthly basis california set to spend about one billion to open up a massive flow of personal protective equipment into the say the governor confirming 200 Million Masks most of which are and 95 will come from several sources and vendors but will be shipped from china. Do so in a way that secant a secure um the anxiety that many of us have not just the Health Care Workers in the state of california within the Hospital Systems and our Community Clinics and our Skilled Nursing facilities adult day care centers. But also our grocery workers are dmv the front line employees. The money paying for this comes from californias Disaster Assistance account cal. Oh, yes director might ghilarducci says that counties with the highest concentrations of the coronavirus will get the equipment immediately. The state is also set to start using new fda approved technology that will sterilize and clean. 80,000 used n 95 mask today to make them reusable the company patel makes a technology comer and convert old shipping containers to do it. This capability will have ability to clean up to 80,000 masks per day. So what this does is that we will work a coordinated effort with our hospitals and First Responders and being able to ppe that has been that meets the criteria will bring it to this the said oh well then im a stir allies. These these mass and will be able to be purpose them. Back in the field again. He says the machines are expected to be in california next week. Officials in Santa Clara County want to know who has large inventories of ventilators and personal protective equipment. The county issued a new order today it requires all entities and individuals to report if nanny large quantities of either sanitizer or the personal protective equipment which you see listed on your screen right now the county only wants to hear from people who are caring this equipment in the hundreds or even thousands all reporting will be done via an online survey, it is a onetime disclosure that will help the countys Public Health department understand what supplies currently exist and to plan for any potential hospital surge. Our Health Care Workers and First Responders have been battling this crisis for more than 2 months now. We owe them a debt of gratitude. We owe them the equipment needed. To work safely to protect us. This order is another opportunity for the Business Community the public and the county to come together. The new order comes as the county reports the shelter in place order is showing success in slowing the spread of covid19 providing additional time for the Health Care System to prepare for any potential surge in cases passengers who were aboard the grand princess cruise ship filed a class action injury lawsuit today in a San Francisco federal court. They allege that they were exposed to coronavirus as a result of gross negligence by the companies that own and operate the cruise ship. The complaints note said before the San Francisco hawaii voyage. At least one passenger on the grand princess was reporting symptoms of covid19 despite knowing this the lawsuit says the company continued on with that voyage in a statement, the attorney representing the passenger said quote, carnival and Princess Cruise Lines negligently put thousands of passengers at risk of serious harm which risk will continue for some time the lawsuit seeks compean take compensation for the plaintiffs and other passengers harmed in the ordeal. This is the holy season for 3 of the main religions of the world due to christianity and islam for the Jewish Community passover its most celebrated holiday starts tonight, a talk with a retired rabbi about the worship and celebration of passover in this time of coronavirus. There is a tremendous sadness is it permeates the Jewish Community at this time that we cannot sit around the table with a you say parents and grandparents and children grandchildren and its its a real sadness that we feel pass over is probably the most celebrated test of all in. I once the jewish world. More to celebrate passover in some form than any other holiday that we have therefore it becomes high class ago family normally families gather around the table many generations, its a multi generational and that there are those in the community who are reaching out via phone and internet and skype and zoom to bring cheer and hope were trying to encourage him to realize that just as the place in egypt in did. And we were liberated. This plane will land. And we will be a very liberating we know that this will and we hope that everyone in the meantime stay safe and healthy. Passover and on april the 16th tomorrow and on Easter Sunday i will have more of my interviews with religious leaders as they inspire their congregations and their communities during this holy season on how to navigate the covid19 crisis with faith hope and love. This was a scene at the lafayette bar station this morning. Empty bart has had a huge drop in ridership because of the shelter in place restrictions about 400,000 people used to take part every day now its only about 7 of that so as of today our trains will now arrive every 30 minutes monday through friday. The agency is basically taking every other train offline because theres no need for so many trains. Weekend service will remain the same muni in the city is also making some dramatic changes as of today only 17 bus routes will operate daily from 00 05am in the morning until 10 at night. You can find out which bus routes will still be operating on our website kron 4 dot com. Lets take a live look in the city as we give you a live view of downtown on e. Cool night, a cool night, but a warming trend is apparently coming our way at least lets check in with lawrence to find out for sure lawrence. I think we are setting things up for some very very nice weather coming our way of course weve had that cold storm all that rain over the past few days and. Today over may sycamore raindrops moving in later on tonight clouds out there right now fill our skies thats more low clouds and fog that are moving in right now though, but some storm clouds look like the rotate in thats all part of that same system that brought us the rain as we went through the weekend and the first part of the week there it is sliding all the way down to Southern California, the core low there some that wrap around moisture eventually sliding back toward the bay area bringing with it a chance of some showers but. Temperatures right now mainly in the 50s outside we are expecting now the clouds to continue to linger tonight so not going to be all that cold that low is going to continue to work its way through Southern California bring in some more rain in that direction and some thunderstorms in Southern California bay area slight chance of some showers tonight and for tomorrow as well and then High Pressure takes over the big h is going to slide right over the bay area and that is going to make for some fantastic weather this weekend. Overnight tonight here we go the clouds rolling on through there the showers most that just very light and mainly south of San Francisco down towards san jose. Tomorrow morning. Maybe couple scattered light sprinkles but thats about it not going to be much you can see that as we head through the day mainly pop ups over the mountain tops going to be the 40s in the 50s by day tomorrow looking at 50s of fog along the coast like cool there. But 60s elsewhere inside the bay in the valleys next couple days, the temperatures start to warm up and then were getting into some 70s on Easter Sunday, maybe some mid 70s by next monday forecast guys back to you thank you lawrence, the promise of a sobering and deadly week in america by the countrys top officials is proving to be true as das across the country climbed more than 14,000 people have now died in the u. S. But Officials Say there may be signs the coronavirus curve in america may be about to plateau not be over tomorrow has the story. Were getting closer you see the numbers were getting much closer. Getting our country back to the way it was getting President Trump taking an optimistic tone. His aides holding intensive discussions on a plan to reopen the economy with big bang in may we could do it in phases we go to some areas which you know some areas are much less affected than others flags are flying at halfstaff in americas hardest hit state new york. Despite reporting their highest number of deaths tuesday Governor Cuomo says putting life on pause seems to be working. We are flattening the curve by what we are doing. Former president obama seemingly agreed tweeting in order to shift off current policies. The key will be a robust system of testing and monitoring something we have yet to put in place nationwide hostin now President Trump is taking aim at the World Health Organization alleging they acted too slowly to sound the alarm on the initial outbreak in china were reevaluating our our funding with respect to the world heart Health Organization senator Lindsey Graham says hes pushing to cut money for the w h o and the next appropriations bill theyve been deceptive. Theyve been slow and theyve been chinese apologist the w h o says this isnt the time to politicize the pandemic police. Politicizing called eat. Do you need to be off your country. Will be very important to defeat this dangerous. Vitas right now im nadia romero reporting. On wall street stocks are off more than 3 as investors choose to focus on the optimistic side of the outbreaks trajectory. In the past 6 days the stock market has flipflopped between gains and losses see up moves though have recently been bigger than the downward ones amid signs said deaths and infections may be nearing a peak or at least flattening out in some the worlds hardest hit areas. Senator Bernie Sanders dropping out of the race for president his message to his supporters and what happens next. Plus she got called the 19 and almost died tonight, a bay area woman shares her story of survival and we take an important look bad compare the 1918 the best way to predict the future is to create it and change the world. Here at abbvie, were inventing medicines of the future to create tomorrows that will be healthier. And happier, while making medicines that help people right now. Because thats the present we wanted to live in. And thats the future we all want to see. Abbvie. Here. Now. And it and lightning to me to read more this the history of our area here for this flu. Historians in the bay area found some similarities and differences to what life was like here during the 1918 flu pandemic and todays coronavirus kron fours michelle kingston has a look at some pictures and newspaper clippings for you to see. These are letters from 1918 mary rhodes wrote to her husband who was away on business in washington d c telling him what life was like in berkeley during the flu pandemic newspapers wrote about who was sick who had died and who was recovering a bit different than what is being reported today that the community is smaller and so they knew more is that people um but there was a lot privacy issues all kinds of things written in the newspaper back in those about everyones everyday life that you dont see today you dont out today were seen the number of people while the case is that we dont know who they are. 1918 newspaper clipping show as makeshift hospitals were created in some people were arrested for not Wearing Masks in public in berkeley businesses were shut down when cities like oakland and San Francisco you know you know started doing these measures that really helped prevent some. Deaths so. So thats a more to what whats happening now 2 once we started thinking about. Im having im you know protections and keeping our distance from each other that in our numbers have gone down Lisa Guerrero with the Contra Costa County Historical Society found an urgency ordinance from the town of walnut creek. In 1918 during the pandemic it was unlawful to go anywhere without a mask, they were to consist of no less than the thickness of 4 pieces of medical cause she also found this Public Service announcement that circulated in martinez that reads coughs and sneezes spread diseases says dangerous as poison gas shells, they didnt believe that this was serious. At the beginning then just like today where people didnt believe it was. It was serious, it was just the flu, everyone, you know no big deal. And it turned into being a big deal just like this is turned into a big photos from a family in berkeley in 1918 similar to what were seeing today with the coronavirus pandemic people doing what they can to flatten the curve in the east bay, michelle kingston kron 4 news. For Bernie Sanders out of the race for president , but we have not heard the last of the senator from vermont, we hear from a political analysts about what this means Going Forward for joe biden Small Businesses around the country are reporting issues when applying for loans what Congress Says its doing to try to fix the problem and americans will soon be getting their stimulus checks. We will tell you the federal government is century for another shocking level of unemployment claims tomorrow about 10 Million People have already applied for benefits in the last couple of weeks and that number is expected to keep Rising Economic experts predict layoffs will send the Unemployment Rate to 15 next month. During the 2008 great recession, the Unemployment Rate never went above 10 . Meanwhile was in the next few weeks american taxpayers will begin to receive their stimulus checks from the government for some it will be a lifeline for others, some padding at least for the time being but what should you do with that money. Mary maloney has some suggestions from experts in tonights consumer watch. Part of the billion stimulus package from the government may be going right into your pockets and depending on how much you make and how many people are in your household you could be receiving several 1000 with unemployment numbers are skyrocketing in many others having their hours and wages caught financial help cannot come soon enough so what should you do with that cash. Money expert orman has some advice. First dont blow ing it even if you are financially stable right now mobile pandemic is not the time to be making big purchases. Its your job out there everybody to really make the most out of every penny that you have right now what about those who are now unemployed or have bills they need to pay the good news orman says many of your creditors are willing to work with you your mortgage companies, your credit card companies, the Utility Companies all of you should go on line to your Service Provider because the calls are just too much for them to take and they will tell you there and when it comes to prioritizing youre spending right ormans advice, make sure you have health care spend on food and shelter first dont borrow to pay bills only make the minimum payments right now see what you can from your stimulus check for todays consumer watch im mary moloney. Small Business Owners all across the nation are reporting troubling issues trying to access emergency loans just so they can stay afloat computer glitches, confusion and delays have been reported by those trying to use the Program Designed to loan to Small Businesses money to keep their employees on the payroll, south bay congresswoman jackie spear says the demand for Small Business loans across the country has far exceeded what congress and the treasury anticipated. Now congress is considering hundreds of billions more as the white house says it is trying to improve the delays. We put in to the folks in the administration are working around the top with the lenders of all sizes to make sure that those issues are resolved. Treasury secretary steve has requested 250 billion additional dollars from congress to help Small Businesses a Treasury Department spokesperson meantime says the administration is working as quickly as it can with leader with lenders and banks to fix the glitches in the Current Loan Program system today kron fours rob fladeboe talk to some bay area Business Owners who are also having trouble applying for one of those loans. Like hundreds of other Small Businesses across the region, san joses plateau builders has shut down. Its 15 employees are out of work and running out of money fast says owner jacob round so he its really hard worse used to produce a and working in. Now we all the stress of making mortgages and rance brown tells me he approached his Longtime Bank wells fargo for a loan under the new federal Paycheck Protection Program. But wasnt even allowed to submit an application there was no go wells fargo basically said. Were not sure when its going to get opened up, you know maybe later, but right now were not taking applications is participation in the ppe program has been limited because of sanctions imposed due to past rule breaking. But today the Federal Reserve temporarily lifted those restrictions in a statement wells fargo said it is looking forward to expanding relief to many more Small Businesses and nonprofits again jacob brown on the client will start a former 33 years had this business for many years. And im im just worried about the families that now employ them not able to play right now. And also for myself the Paycheck Protection Program is supposed to be a lifeline for plateau builders and other Small Businesses but the red tape has people like jacob round feeling like theyre being pushed to the back of the line just feel in secure. I just feel horrible. And you know these big institutions. I would assume would be there for us, i mean right now were going to try it with different lenders just because of the process. Not because of being eligible not be being turned down is just not even getting chance to process a lot so san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news friday april, the 10th is the property tax deadline in california leaving a lot of homeowners affected by covid19 wondering how they will make their payments right now the state has not offered an extension nor relief mandate, however Tax Collectors in individual counties are offering some late payment penalty cancellations. 2 local county San Francisco in san mateo were able to extend their payment deadline to may the 4th. After that and for the remaining 7 bay area counties beginning on friday late payment penalty fees will be waived until june the 30th to qualify for that reprieve taxpayers must fill out a form at their time of payment and include documentation of covid related Financial Hardship that includes doctors notes letters from employers or other proof of their loss of income those who feel they do qualify for the late payment penalty cancellation should check with their county treasurer and Tax Collector to confirm specific instructions. He is coming to an end. A is not. Doctor Martin Luther king junior reminded us that quote the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice unquote. The fight for justice is what our campaign has been about. Bernie sanders ended his president ial Campaign Today but he is encouraging his supporters to keep the movement going the move clears joe bidens past to the democratic nomination and a showdown with President Trump in november. All of this unfolding of course as we continue to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic today we talked with our political analyst Michael Yockey to put all of this in perspective. Well i think that this is all very much complicated by the pandemic. Eugene when you look at the cold hard facts. He was over 200 delegates behind it was going to be almost impossible to make that up. And in this case more and more the framers being kicked further and further back and thats not good in terms of trying to get the party uniting together to deal with. From the democratic point of view dealing with President Trump so bernie took the i think the the honorable path out. Realizing that uh this is not going to get any better and could only get worse and a top and a left the ring and gave and gave it all the job out. You know theres still a lot left to be done. And bernie made it clear that he wants youre to have a say in how the party bruce forward in the general election. I expect that will happen. The Democratic National convention which was supposed to be in mid july has been in august says head just to be determined if it will be a Virtual Convention or and in person convention. Were separating myths from facts can use listerine mouthwash. Step by step, were going to figure this out. Were gonna find a way through this. Were working really, really hard in hospitals, our nurses are techs, all the docs. Its about staggering when people get sick so that the hospitals can cope. Were gonna go through an awful lot of these all across puget sound. People have been stepping up and donating personal protective equipment. We stay at work. For you. You stay at home for us. Just no know were all with you. Thank you,thank you so much. Thank you doctors nurses americans are being forced to stay home miss about coronavirus continue to suppress the spray show breaks down yet another myth for us tonight this time the miss claims that you can use listerine mouthwash as Hand Sanitizer. We see a lot of misinformation pushed out by social media attributed to legit organizations to make the fiction sound real like this one thats making the rounds. Heres the myth if you cant find Hand Sanitizer you can use listerine mouthwash with Hand Sanitizers still in short supply and price gouging still taking place check out this 8 ounce bottle of purell for 75 that i found online. You can see why people are looking for substitutes this post making its way around the internet is supposedly from Johns Hopkins but the facility says it didnt come from them and snopes the Fact Checking website said it found several variations of this post its filled with Bad Information including a claim that you can use listerine has a Hand Sanitizer because it claims listerine as 65 alcohol, all you have to do to disprove it does look at the label. It says listerine on the contains 26. 9 alcohol, not even enough to come close to killing the covid19 virus. In fact listerine is maker johnson and johnson is so concerned its put together a special website warning against using the mouthwash to kill covid19 with special segments on that website addressing the various lies about the use of their product. Now that myth is similar to one that we told you about weeks ago where they said you could use titos vodka has a Hand Sanitizer again because the vodka only has 40 alcohol, its only good for drinking, not for your hands. So to avoid myths which are hard to swallow dont believe anything sent to you on social media until you first go to the original source to check it out working to help keep them it to pay for you, im consumer investigator, steve pressure. 45 a bay area what we do now will forever change our tomorrow. So lets do the right thing, today. Lets stay at home. Lets wash up. Lets always keep our distance please, six feet apart at least. Lets look after ourselves, as well as others. It will all be worth it. We can all do our part. So those on the front line can do their part. And when this is over, we will all, continue, to thrive. Tside more now than ever before. Its spring. The season we plant, we garden, we grow things. We bring new color to our outdoor space. Were here to help you make your home the best it can be. Being sick with coronavirus is quite a battle one bay area woman spent 4 weeks ill and most of that time was in the hospital she wasnt sure she would even survive now in isolation, she spoke exclusively with our very own kron fours justine waltman about her recovery process. I was a Healthy Human being and this fire just diminished need to like almost dead. Finally feeling better after a month long battle with coronavirus stacy allegro spoke only with kron 4 news recovering in isolation in sonoma, but on the 18th of march i started with that really horrific cough. Its a terrible cough. Its like the worst conflict over head keeping up that night the 58 yearold cancer survivor believe she got covid19 from her husband after he traveled to morocco and at the time did not meet the requirements from the cdc to get a coronavirus test. She kept in touch with her doctor and after 9 days of coughing. So bad it bruised her body and a temperature that was spiked between 10101 degrees. She went to the emergency room. I dont really remember going from the waiting room to that room because i think i passed out. And then i woke up in an isolation ward in the emergency room with this i these nurses Walking Around and you know all that. And that they were trying to control my symptoms and some blue line on the floor. That they cant pass for 7 days enersys and doctors cared for her at kaiser in sandra fell. Between the night sweats and pain she felt her body failing her. The 9 times were so in the hospital because i there and play in their mind. I didnt have my family i didnt have anybody i knew these guys are all coming in like suits. You dont you dont know anybody. And that was when i started asking the nurse is their names. And who they were and if they had kids if they had family and why they got into nursing and i did that because they needed to i needed to humanize the experience i needed something that was you and isaac ms. Absolutely agonizing experience and then before she was fully recovered she says she was sent home and at this point we feel that keeping you here any longer is a risk to you because of what were seeing coming in. Now she is alone letting her body heal missing her family and her dog immensely. A cough lingers energy is low, but shes been fever free for 4 days. Shes also doing exercises with a breathing machine once an hour to strengthen her long some of that but she is a lie and lie and in the end thats all that matters i would say thing could turn the corner and i think it would make it and i feel really good about that and im grateful to be alive and grateful to see trees in the morning and rain burns i wish i could bottle this gratitude because i know that some day its going to fade. But right now, i dont know that theres another more grateful person on the faces are and me. A new time to appreciate life that was justine waltman reporting stacey says she has so much gratitude for the nurses. Who care for her saying she wouldnt be here. If not for them and if we take anything away from her awful experience. She says people should take the restriction seriously and stay at home where im asking you have to go out and wash your hands often is so chilling to hear these real Life Experiences of people came who have come through it. Some walk through it without as much problem other suffer as much as she did you know the governor saying that we seem to be turning the corner but to not to get too optimistic because. The situation that we just saw there can still happen to so many people right now and were not out of the woods yet. Yeah and in fact marine countys Public Health officer matt willis was able to come out of quarantine today thats after contracting covid 1916 days ago, he posted a video online to give his perspective as a Health Officer as to what it was like to fight and survive this virus. How serious spy on us to be. I developed a viral pneumonia that mattered mean bad for about 12 days of fever. Chest tightness and fatigue. I know their power more frail, older. And the amazing support of my wife and kids and from our friends and neighbors. Things might not have gone as well. Doctor willis went on to say we must continue to stay indoors and social distance went out in public. He says what he is most excited to do now that hes allowed to leave his role is to sit down and eat dinner with his family all the little things. Not all coronavirus cases such as that one have a positive outcome over the weekend a 66 yearold woman living at a nursing home died at a hospital in michigan as susan samples reports the woman sister is now sharing recordings that show she repeatedly asked her amazon alexa device for help dealing with the pain. In the final days, lou gramm deggans only connection to her sister came through an amazon device in her room at met ron of cedar springs. But it wasnt until after the 66 yearold died on saturday that penny dagan realized that same device had reported her sisters pleas for help. Penney played us the recordings from behind her front door in sparta 40 pleas to alexa over the rams final 3 or 4 days of life. At one point she asked for law enforcement. I knew she was in pain because i doctor here several times a day. Penney also knew that met ron was already giving her sister something for her pain i just kept on there wasnt anything i penny said her sister was having a hard time breathing but met ron said she didnt have a temperature. It wasnt until her oxygen levels and Blood Pressure dropped saturday morning that met ron sent her to saint marys emergency where she died soon after arrival, they asked me about. Giving her cpr and for her stepped in i said no she didnt want that. Stopped and that was it. Lou and taken had long struggled with diabetes and hypertension she had a stroke nearly a decade ago and had been it met ron sense. He was such a talented girl. Lou and played piano organ guitar even tried her hand as a ventriloquist her sense of humor showed in this selfie she took at met ron she just wishes to that she could have been with her at the end, im sorry. The syrian creamy help you more. Few feet away that you havent out any rain so shes pain free and shes even shes remember in my veteran says its staff followed clinical practice guidelines, the nursing home insists its center to the hospital as soon as her symptoms progressed. She was one of 31 residents and 5 Staff Members have met ron who tested positive for covid19. Next on kron 4 news at 9 the pandemic has shut down broadway but th the common 19 quarantine has affected pretty much all aspects of the Entertainment Industry is mourning the Broadway League announced the closure of all Stage Productions in new york city is being extended be through a june the 7th in accordance with guidelines from the cdc as well as Governor Andrew Cuomo but as Rick Damigella tells us a couple from the world of broadway has created the show to support those in the industry who are affected by this shutdown. That is on stage off stage for the camera the camera as the saying goes the show must go on with covid19 shuttering live theater production around the globe, the actors fund is raising money and awareness for those affected stars in the house is featuring stars of stage and screen entertaining audiences at the traditional certain times of 02 08pm, eastern on you tonight, wednesdays guests will be the original broadway cast of spring awakening. German american musical duo Sophie Tucker has made instagram their lives stage for more than 3 weeks now spinning dj sets daily at 01 00pm eastern with the performances archived for later viewing on their facebook page. Rufus wainwright is also doing daily life sets wainwright scoring tunes finds the singer songwriter performing a variety of songs often in his bathrobe at various times daily on facebook the enemy reports wainwright has postponed the april 24th release of his new album and follow the rules due to the coronavirus pandemic streaming in hollywood, im Rick Damigella. White house briefing on the coronavirus pandemic reporter asked the president if he would consider a pardon for joe exotic if you dont know joe exotic. Whose real name is Joseph Maldonado passage is the center character of the netflix viral documentary tiger king. The 57 yearold is currently serving a 22 year sentence after being convicted in a murder for hire plot but he claims hes been wrongfully convicted. Heres what the president had to say about it. Know nothing about his 22 years for what what did he do you plan hire someone to murder. Rights activists, but he said he didnt do that it was you need you on his you you a pardon. To do that youd be criticized by these. The president went on to ask other reporters in the room if they would recommend a pardon he finished by saying. Ill take a look. That wraps up kron 4 news at night here is what we are tracking for kron 4 news tonight at 10 6 people are dead dozens more infected at an east bay nursing facility. It is one of 2 new sites experiencing an outbreak of covid19 well look at whats being done to stop the spread of the virus, californians face an important deadline in todays property taxes are due. What you need to know about the relief options that are being offered plus a trip through time. 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